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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION Results from a Survey among PRME Signatories
A PRME ChAMPions PRojECtBaBson College • Copenhagen Business sChool • iilM institute for higher eduCation
This report was prepared at the request of the PRME Secretariat on behalf of the presidents of CBS, IILM, and Babson by Kai Hockerts (CBS), Pernille Borgbo (CBS), Tiina Srkoc (CBS), Elizabeth Swanson Goldberg (Babson), and Rakesh Chaudry (IILM). We gratefully acknowledge the support from all members of the PRME Champions sub-group on faculty development, as well as from the respondents to our survey, Merrill Csuri, and the PRME Secretariat.
Designer: Hazel Godoy
Words From Institutional Leaders................................................................................................... 3
Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 4
Part I: Status on PRME-Related Faculty Development ............................................................... 5
. Examples.of.PRME-Related.Faculty.Development.Programmes................................................ 8
The Hidden Curriculum: A Powerful Analytical Tool .............................................................. 11for PRME-Related Faculty Development
Part II: PRME Faculty Development Process Guide ................................................................. 12
. Step.One:.Commit.to.PRME-Related.Faculty.Development................................................... 13
. Step.Two:.Assess.Faculty.Development.Needs......................................................................... 14
. Step.Three:.Define.Faculty.Development.Goals....................................................................... 15
. Step.Four:.Implement.Faculty.Development........................................................................... 16
. Step.Five:.Measure.the.Impact.of.Faculty.Development.......................................................... 17
. Step.Six:.Communicate.the.Results......................................................................................... 18
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 19
The 6 Principles for Responsible Management Education ........................................................ 20
ManageMent education
table of contents
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We cannot expect teachers to teach what
they do not know, nor to use yesterday’s
training to prepare today’s students for
tomorrow’s future.
Sparks, D. & Hirsh, S. (2000)
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words froM institutional leaders
MALVIkA RAIChair,.IILM.
Mahatma.Gandhi.highlighted.that:.“Knowledge.without.character.is.a.dangerous.thing.”.PRME.provides.a. superb. guiding. framework. for.application.of.one’s.knowledge.and.authority.Implementation.of.these.principles.is.critical.to.harmony,.balanced.and.sustainable. growth. in. the. world..At. IILM,. we. have. embedded.the. principles. of. responsible.management. education. into. our.curricula,. research,. pedagogy,. and.student.experience.As. an. institute. we. hope. to. take.the.case.of.responsible.management.to. educational. institutions.and. corporations. across. India..Faculty. Development. is. one. of.the. most. significant. steps. in. the.implementation. of. responsible.management. education,. training,.and.practice..In.that.sense,.I.hope.that.you.find.the. results. of. this. timely. report.both.stimulating.and.useful..
kERRY HEALEYPresident,.Babson.College
As.the.global.leader.in.Entrepreneurial.Education,.Babson.is.wholly.committed.to. the. Principles. for. Responsible.Management. Education.. One. of. the.first. to. adopt. the. Principles. in. North.America,.Babson’s.mission. to.“educate.entrepreneurial.leaders.who.create.great.economic.and.social.value.everywhere”.is.deeply.aligned.with.the.Principles.for.Responsible.Management.Education..Babson. is. proud. to. be. a. partner. with.Copenhagen. Business. School. and.IILM,. in. undertaking. this. research,.which. we. hope. will. empower. PRME.signatories. around. the. world. to.engage. in. faculty. development. with.regard. to. responsible. management.education. in. the. ways. most. suited..to.their.missions.and.expertise...
PRME-related. faculty. development.is. key. in. helping. to. underscore. the.Copenhagen. Business. School. (CBS).strategy.of.Business.in.Society...It.is.an.essential. part. of. our. internal. Assistant.Professor. Programme. and. also. of.our. external. training. programme.on. “Launching. and. Implementing. a.Responsible.Management.Programme,”.which. has. been. attended. by. faculty.and. administrators. from.11. countries...Through.this.report,.we.are.pleased.to.share.our.experiences.at.CBS,.while.at.the. same. time. eagerly. learning. from.the. leaders. in. the. PRME. community.about. faculty. development. practices...The. conclusions. of. this. report. are.both. inspiring. and. ambitious.. Please.join. us. in. the. challenging. task. of.making.the.report’s.recommendation.a.standard.element.of.all.business.schools.worldwide.
PER HOLTEN-ANDERSENPresident,.CBS
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introduction
The. financial. crisis. and. extensive. corporate. scandals. during. the. past. decade. have..brought.about.a.critical.debate.regarding.the.role.of.business.schools..Serious.questions.have.been.raised.about.whether.and.how.management.education.can.contribute.to.the.culture.of.excessive.greed.informing.this.crisis..Critics.claim.that.the.disproportionate.emphasis.on.profit.maximisation.and. shareholder.value.has. led. to.a.neglect.of. the.broader.contexts.in.which.businesses.operate,.as.well.as.of.the.importance.of.social.and.environmental.value.creation..
The.six.UN.Global.Compact-based.Principles.for.Responsible.Management.Education.(PRME).have.been.formulated.in.an.attempt.to.give.management.educators.guidance.on.how.to.address.this.issue..So.far,.the.primary.focus.in.the.PRME.community.has.been.on.curriculum.development.and.student.engagement..However,.in.order.to.live.up.to.its.commitment,.PRME.signatory.schools.need.a.corps.of.faculty.that.possess.the. skills. and.competencies. required. to. implement. the.principles.of.PRME. in. the.classroom..This.report.argues.that.formal.faculty.development.activities.are.necessary.in.order.to.achieve.that.outcome.
PRME-related faculty development refers to all activities that are aimed at:. •. Enhancing.faculty’s.knowledge.of.responsible.management.education. •. Increasing. awareness. among. faculty. of. the. hidden. and. implicit. dimension... . of.teaching.business. •. Building. capacity. in. faculty. to. implement. responsibility. and. sustainability... . in.their.teaching.
As.the.frontline.of.education,.faculty.is.a.crucial.key.in.introducing.and.developing.responsible.management.education.for.students..This.report.aims.to.provide.a.clear.and. concise. guide.by.which. to. address. formal. and. informal.PRME-related. faculty.development.activities.
The.findings. in. this. report. are. the. result.of. a. two-year. long. research.effort. co-lead..by.the.Copenhagen.Business.School.(CBS),.Babson.College,.and.the.Indian.Institute.for. Higher. Education. (IILM).. The. project. has. been. conducted. as. part. of. their.continuing. commitment. to. PRME. under. the. auspices. of. the. PRME. Champions.leadership.group..
The purpose of the report is two-fold:.. •. In.the.first.part,.the.report.presents.the.current.status.of.PRME-related... . faculty.development.in.PRME.schools,.highlighting.good.practices.as... . well.as.challenges. •. In.the.second.part,.the.report.proposes.the.Faculty.Development... . Process.Model.aimed.at.helping.educational.institutions.set.up.formal... . faculty.development.activities.around.PRME
“We are dealing with a drop in ethical
standards throughout the business world, and
our graduate schools
are partly to blame.” Luigi Zingales,
2012, Chicago
“Faculty is the key for carrying forward changes in responsible management education.” Josep M. Lozano, Professor and Senior Researcher in CSR, ESADE, Spain
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The.starting.point.for.this.report.was.a.global.survey.sent.to.deans.and.faculty.at.over.550.PRME.signatories.in.the.autumn.of.2014..In.total,.145.educational.institutions.responded,.with.some.institutions.contributing.at.both.the.dean.and.the.faculty.levels.
The. empirical. data. reflects. the. diversity. of. the. PRME. community. in. institutional. size. and. geographic. spread..(see. Figure. 1).. It. is,. however,. noteworthy. that. half. of. the. respondents. were. based. in. Europe,. thereby. giving..the. report. a. regional. bias.. To. control. for. this. effect,. qualitative. interviews. with. 15. educational. institutions. from.throughout.the.world.were.conducted.to.supplement.findings.from.the.survey.
Overall,. the. findings. indicate. that. the. educational.institutions.see.PRME-related.faculty.development.as.highly.relevant..Respondents.stress.that.faculty.play.a.central. role. in. implementing. PRME. in. management.education.due.to.their.routine.contact.with.students..
At. first. glance,. the. data. from. the. survey. looks. quite.promising..Nearly.all.respondents.report.that.they.have.informal.PRME-related.faculty.development.activities.in.place..Moreover,.two-thirds.of.respondents.state.that.they. have. formal. PRME-related. faculty. development.activities..
However,. a. closer. look. at. the. survey. results. and.the. qualitative. interviews. show. a. different. picture..Most. formal. and. informal. faculty. development.activities. are. very. limited. in. time.. Activities. rarely.take. more. than. one. to. two. hours.. Another. concern.is. that. many. of. the. activities. that. were. described. as.formal. faculty. development. by. respondents. remain.
very. casual.. These. include. faculty. meetings. at. which.a. school’s. Sharing. Information. on. Progress. (SIP).report. is. presented,. as. well. as. presentations. by.guest. lecturers. on. responsibility. or. sustainability...
This.illustrates.that.there.is.quite.some.variation.when.it. comes. to. defining. PRME-related. formal. faculty.development.
Figure 1: Geographic divergence in responses
Part i : status on PrMe-related faculty develoPMent
12.3%
7.6%
11.7%
5.3%
4.7%
7.6%
50.9%
“Faculty is important because they are most often the last to engage with students before they leave to pursue their careers in the world of business. We as faculty have the opportunity to open their minds to the importance of responsible management practices and the triple
bottom line.” Elizabeth Swanson Goldberg, Professor, Babson College
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Many. educational. institutions. report. having. informal. PRME-related. faculty. development. in. the. form. of. frequent.discussions. with. colleagues,. workshops,. and. guest. lecturers. that. target. issues. of. PRME. for. faculty. members...However,. in. the. consecutive.qualitative. interviews,. it.was. revealed. that.many.of. these. activities. are.not. specifically.targeted.towards.faculty.development.
PRME-related. formal faculty development. in. this. report. is.defined.as.all.organisational.efforts.explicitly.aimed.at.creating.competencies.related.to.responsible.management.education..Such.activities. tend.to.have.formal.assessment.elements.and.attendance.requirement..
PRME-related informal faculty development,.on.the.other.hand,.is.defined.as.any.ad.hoc.event.not.explicitly.identified.as.a.development.activity..These.activities.tend.to.focus.on.general.awareness.raising.and.common.information.sharing..They.also.tend.to.be.voluntary.or.may.be.owned/initiated.by.the.participants.rather.than.the.organisation..
Part i : continued
Survey.results.also.show.that,.on.average,.only.one-third.of.a.school’s.faculty.is.ever.exposed.to.informal.activities.and.only.about.20%.participate.in.formal.faculty.development.activities..Moreover,.these.activities.tend.to.reach.a.portion.of. the. faculty. that. is. often. already. engaged. in. PRME-related.teaching..These.“usual.suspects”.teach.topics.such.as.business.ethics.or.environmental.management.and.use.the.faculty.development.opportunities.offered.to.maintain.and.improve.their.existent.skill.set.
Figure. 2. shows. that,. across. all. disciplines,. there. is. a.substantial. gap. between. the. amount. of. PRME-related.faculty. development. received. and. the. amount. of. faculty.development.deemed.necessary.by.respondents..The.gap.is.smallest.for.faculty.in.areas.such.as.general.management,.organisational.behavior,.and.strategy..Whereas. the.gap. is.biggest.for.economics,.finance,.and.accounting,.indicating.that. these. disciplines. are. most. in. need. of. investment. in.faculty.development..
Figure 2: Perceived versus needed faculty development
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Finance.and.economics.have.been.at. the.heart.of.much.of. the.criticism. levelled.at.business. schools. in. recent.years...It.is.thus.of.concern.that.faculty.in.these.departments.receive.the.least.faculty.development.training..This.is.based.on.responses.given.for.the.following.two.questions:
1).The.following.disciplines.have.received.faculty.development.training.related.to.PRME.and2).I.feel.that.faculty.development.training.related.to.PRME.is.needed.for.the.following.disciplines
Apart. from. the. gap. in.disciplines. that. receive. faculty.development,. there. is. also. a. tendency. for. senior. and. external.faculty.to.receive.less.training.in.responsible.management.education.than.do.younger.faculty..Often,.the.assumption.is.that.senior.faculty.members.are.already.equipped.with.all.necessary.pedagogical.skills..External.or.adjunct.faculty,.on.the.other.hand,.tend.to.have.specific.teaching.requirements.and.a.general.detachment.from.the.educational.institution..However,.missing.out.on.development.opportunities. for.senior.and.external. faculty. is.problematic..Since.they.often.teach.the.fundamental.courses.at.the.beginning.of.bachelor.and.masters.programmes,.external.or.adjunct.faculty.may.have.a.particularly.large.impact.on.shaping.value.systems.and.expectations.of.students.
“Younger instructors are generally more keen to engage in responsible management education activities. There may be some merit to this, but it is important to note that some of the most senior professors, who are beyond having to worry about the race of publish or perish, can be the
greatest champions for the ideals of responsible management education.”Robert Strand, Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business,
University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business, USA
Part i : continued
“It is not a concrete activity. [PRME-related] faculty development is dependent on the personal understanding from the professors and from the head of the departments.”
Josep M. Lozano, Professor and Senior Researcher in CSR, ESADE, Spain
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exaMPles of PrMe-related faculty develoPMental PrograMMes
The.previous.section.outlined.the.general.trend.among.PRME.signatories.of.not.having.well-established.formal.PRME-related.faculty.development.programmes;.nevertheless,.there.are.some.notable.exceptions..These.are.presented.on.the.following.page.and.are.hoped.to.serve.as.inspiration..Some.of.the.faculty.development.programmes.are.internal.while.others.are.open.to.faculty.from.other.educational.institutions..
“Teaching responsible management is not like teaching a set of principles or a set of methods or techniques, which is what you do when you teach marketing, statistics, or accounting. So you have a set of things which you can teach. But when you are teaching ethics or responsible management, you are not teaching a set of techniques, you are telling people how to think, how to evaluate, how to balance various things, various forces and various factors, and how this balancing has to be done all the time in your life.”Professor Narayanaswamy, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, speaking at IILM, India
Photo: Lise Søstrøm
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exaMPles
Sustainability Fellow CertificationUniversity of Vermont
Internally. at. the. University. of. Vermont. the. faculty.can. obtain. a. sustainability. fellow. certification. after.attending.a. two-day.workshop..The.workshop.focuses.on. multi-disciplinarity. and. the. creation. of. tools. for.faculty. to. address. sustainably. in. their. teaching. across.disciplines.. Participation. is. voluntary,. but. faculty.members. are. strongly. encouraged. to. participate. and.certification.on.completion.further.reinforces.the.formal.nature.of.the.activity..In.total,.66.faculty.members.have.participated. in.the.course.since. its. inception. in.2013...
Internal Course at Fundação Dom Cabral
Internally.at.Fundação.Dom.Cabral,. there. is.a.course.for. the. full-time. faculty. where. basic. strategies. for.sustainability. and. other. issues. inspired. by. the. PRME.material. are. taught.. The. programme. is. designed.and. tailored. to. the. individual. faculty. members. and.their. specific. courses.. Rather. than. offering. a. general.introduction.to.sustainability,.the.focus.is.on.providing.tools.to.resolve.issues.within.their.courses..This.is.a.very.interactive. course. in. which. the. faculty. members. are.encouraged.to.create.new.cases.and.teaching.material..To.date,.150.out.of.the.600.faculty.members.have.been.part.of.this.course..
Bentley Business Ethics Teaching Workshop
The. Bentley. Business. Ethics.Teaching. Workshop. is. a.yearly.faculty.development.workshop.that.has.been.held.since.1990..In.2004,.the.workshop.went.global.and.has.since.been.organised.three.times.outside.of.the.US..The.aim.of.the.workshop.is.to.encourage.faculty.to.address.ethical. issues.and.corporate.social.responsibility.across.courses.in.their.curriculum..The.workshop.encompasses.presentations.by.the.faculty.participants.on.integrating.ethics. into. their. courses. with. the. opportunity. for.feedback. from. the. workshop. facilitators. and. other.participants.
Thus. far,. the. Business. Ethics. Workshop. has. 320.alumni,.200.of.which.are. from.Bentley. itself,.while. a.further.120.derive.from.outside..Due.to.the.State.Street.Foundation’s. support. the. workshop. is. free. of. charge,.although.seats.are.limited.
CBS Assistant Professor Programme
Copenhagen. Business. School. has,. since. 2013,. run. a.one-day. course,. aimed. at. junior. faculty. and. external.lecturers,. to. help. them. incorporate. a. responsibility.dimension. in. their. teaching.. The. programme. helps.participants. understand. if. responsible. management.education.is.already.incorporated.in.their.teaching,.to.what.degree,.and.to.explore.how.to.make.these.practices.even. more. explicit. in. their. teaching.. The. programme.is.intended.to.help.the.participants.develop.their.own.perceptions.of.what.responsible.management.education.means,. by. thinking. of. examples. of. how. it. could. be.incorporated.into.their.teaching..
To.date,.the.programme.has.been.organised.three.times.and.has.been.taken.by.27.participants..As.of.2015,.the.programme.has.been.opened.to.include.other.business.schools.and.is.aimed.at.people.with.little.to.no.previous.exposure. to. responsible. management. education.. The.programme. is. free. of. charge. for. CBS. faculty,. and.for. non-faculty. members. there. is. a. participant. fee.......
“To instill a framework for responsible management in students, a teacher must lead by example and practice it himself/herself. We need to have realistic, clear goals for our own conduct and working.”
Rakesh Chaudhry, Professor of Strategic Management, IILM Institute for Higher Education, India
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CEEMAN International ManagementTeachers Academy
CEEMAN. International. Management. Teachers.Academy. (IMTA). was. launched. in. 2000,. and. it.provides.faculty.development.for.junior.faculty,.which.enables.them.to.develop.their.understanding.of.the.best.practices.in.management.education.
The.programme.discusses.different. teaching. skills. and.methods. by. helping. the. participants. develop. their.curricula,.course.design,.and.teaching.materials..IMTA.is.a.two-week.long.programme,.where.different.teaching.skills.and.methods.are.discussed,.also.providing.tools.on.how.to.develop.curricula,.course.design,.and.teaching.materials.. The. first. week. entails. going. through. the.general.principles.for.all.participants.and.in.the.second.week,.participants.get.divided.into.streams.where.they.can. focus. on. the. challenges. and. requirements.needed.for.providing.the.best.learning.outcomes.in.their.field.of.interest..So.far,.over.500.alumni.from.152.institutions.in.43.countries.have.come.to.Bled,.Slovenia,.to.participate.in.the.programme..The.participants.are.selected.based.on. the. passion. they. have. for. management. education.self-improvement,. as. well. as. fluency. in. English,. and.potential. participants. must. have. at. least. two. years. of.teaching.experience..
Babson Giving Voice to Values
Giving.Voice.to.Values.(GVV).is.an.innovative,.cross-disciplinary. business. curriculum. and. action-oriented.pedagogical. approach. for. developing. the. skills,.knowledge,. and. commitment. required. to. implement.value-based.leadership..GVV.focuses.on.improving.and.renewing. ethics. education. by. focusing. on. the. ethical.implementation.and.how.to.act.in.accordance.to.ones.values.. It. helps. students. and. professional. identify. the.many. ways. that. individuals. can. and. do. voice. their.values.in.the.workplace,.and.it.provides.the.opportunity.to.script.and.practice.this.voice.in.front.of.their.peers.
GVV.has.had.more.than.740.pilots.in.educational.and.business. settings. in. over. 7. continents. and. has. more.than. 3500. contacts. from. educational. and. executive.settings. backgrounds.. It. is. used. in. various. fields. such.as.in.businesses,.business.schools,.and.the.public.sector..There. is. an. extensive. GVV. curriculum,. including. a.GVV. book. series. and. a. new. series. of. six. interactive,.online,.social.cohort-based.GVV.modules.introducing.concepts. and. modules. on. how. to. implement. ethics..
“Faculty development should be an ongoing process. It is not a let’s do it all at once activity. It should be considered an investment and not an expense.”
Milenko Gudic, Founder and Managing Director, CEEMAN IMTA, Slovenia
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the hidden curriculuM: a Powerful analytical tool for PrMe-related faculty develoPMent
The.simple.but.compelling.idea.behind.the.hidden.curriculum2.is.that.what.is.taught.in.educational.institutions.is.not.necessarily.what. is.actually. learned,.and. that. the.knowledge.and.meanings.communicated.are. inseparable. from.the.world.outside.the.classroom.where.they.reflect.the.interests.of.the.dominant.groups:.in.other.words,.they.are.never.value-neutral..The.hidden.curriculum.may.be.defined.as.‘what.is.implicit.and.embedded.in.educational.experiences.in.contrast.with.the.formal.statements.about.curricula.and.the.surface.features.of.educational.interaction’.(Sambell.&.McDowell,.1998,.pp..391-392)..From.a.hidden.curriculum.perspective,.a.major.part.of.what.schools.do.is.to.socialise.students,.and.not.merely.to.deliver.functional.knowledge.and.skills..Through.this.socialisation,.students.learn.what.it.means.to.be.a.business.student.and.future.business.professional.
Faculty.development.is.a.major.area.where.awareness.about.the.hidden.curriculum.can.be.raised..A.major.goal.here.should.be.to.encourage.teachers.to.reflect.on.their.practices.by.asking.themselves.questions.such.as:.“What.implicit.messages.are.students.likely.to.receive.if.I….(deliver,.integrate,.assess,.joke,.etc.).in.this.way?”.and.“Does.my.teaching.confirm.students’.existing.points.of.view,.establish.new.ones,.transform.them,.or.encourage.them.to.critically.reflect.on.the.habits.of.mind.and.assumptions.that.transform.them?”
The.following.elements.of.the.hidden.curriculum.are.especially.important.to.notice.for.faculty.members:.• Addressing the hidden curriculum isn’t just a matter of delivering the “right” content.
Teachers.must. also. think. about,. and. address:. i). the. organisation. of. the. formal. curriculum,. as. this. conveys.meaning. and.messages. about. school.priorities. to. students;. ii). interaction.with. students. and.among. faculty,.as.this.conveys.messages.about.what.constitutes.acceptable.behaviour,.which.students.readily.pick.up.on.iii)..school governance,.as.this.is.a.major.area.where.hidden.curriculum.messages.are.transmitted.and.may.conflict.with.the.school’s.explicit.values..Specifically,.new.faculty.must.be.made.aware.that:
– No subject is inherently value-neutral—not even “pure” finance or statistics courses.A.statistics.course.may.be.taught.as.“just.numbers,”.for.instance,.but.this.represents.a.choice.on.the.part.of.the.teacher.to.downplay.the.stories.and.histories.behind.these.numbers,.as.well.as.any.human.error.and.biases.built.into.them,.their.possible.consequences.for.individuals.and.communities,.and.any.omissions.that.they.may.conceal.
– No didactic approach is inherently value neutral. Case. studies,. group. work,. lectures,. assessment. formats. and. other. didactic. devices. all. shape. the..incentive.structures.that.train.students,.who.will.be.rewarded,.or.sanctioned.for.thinking,.interacting,.and.learning.in.particular.ways..So.too.do.the.examples.used.to.illustrate.a.theory,.the.images.used.on.slides,.the.deadlines,.and.workloads.students.are.exposed.to,.etc.
• Teachers and schools must lead by example by their aligning responsibility goals with their practices. For.instance,.in.relation.to.sustainability.(e.g.,.implementing.initiatives.to.cut.CO2.emissions,.save.on.printing,.etc.),.combating.misconduct.(e.g.,.plagiarism.or.fraud)..They.may.also.act.as.role.models.by.supporting.diversity,.for.example,.by.working.to.support.equal.gender,.generational.and.ethnic.representation.among.students,.and.in.teaching.and.marketing.materials.(brochures,.websites,.etc.)..Leading.by.example.also.applies.to.the.example.set.by.people.or.companies.that.faculty.bring.in.for.guest.lectures/professorships,.and.who.schools.hire.and.endorse:.do.they.really.embody.the.responsible.values.that.the.school.claims.to.support?
2 For a more in-depth discussion of how to conceptualise and diagnose the hidden curriculum in business education, see Blasco, M. (2012). Aligning the Hidden Curriculum of Management Education with PRME: An Inquiry-Based Framework. Journal of Management Education, 36(3), 364-388.
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Part ii : PrMe faculty develoPMent Process guide
The. PRME. Faculty. Development. Process. Guide. has. been. developed. as. a. response. to. the. findings. of. Part. One..of.this.report,.which.indicates.a.lack.of.specified.initiatives.on.how.an.educational.institution.can.address.responsible.management. in. faculty.development..The.Guide. serves. as. a. tool. for. formally.designing. and. implementing.PRME-related.faculty.development.initiatives..1
It.is.vital.to.reach.faculty.who.are.not.yet.engaged.in.PRME;.therefore,.this.Guide.is.targeted.towards.senior.administrators.of.educational.institutions,.as.well.as.all.departments.and.faculty.across.the.board..
“We don’t want the students to connect these topics just to us—the staff and
director for our centre for social corporate responsibility. This message has to come
across from everybody.”
Guðrún Mjöll Sigurðardóttir, Administrative Director, Reykjavik University, Iceland
Incorporating.PRME.into.the.mind.sets.of.top.administrators,.academic.departments,.and.faculty,.requires.commitment,.the.right.initiatives,.and.perseverance.over.a.period.of.time..To.this.end,.there.is.a.degree.of.flexibility.in.that.the.steps.in.the.Guide.do.not.need.to.be.carried.out.collectively.at.the.same.time.and.need.not.be.linear.in.the.implementation.process..The.Guide.is.circular.in.form.to.give.a.sense.of.the.ongoing.nature.of.the.process..There.is.neither.a.right.entry.point.nor.end.point,.and.valuable.insights.leading.to.transformation.are.to.be.gained.at.each.step.
1 This PRME Faculty Development Process Guide is based on the Global Compact Management Model
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steP one: coMMit to PrMe-related faculty develoPMent
Goal:.to.generate.commitment.from.top.management,.heads.of.departments,.and.faculty.members.to.PRME-related.faculty.development.
All.PRME.schools.should,.in.general,.have.an.already.established.formal.commitment.to.PRME,.but.a.further.commitment.to.PRME-related.faculty.development.is.needed..
The.first.and.most.essential.step.for.successful.PRME-related.faculty.development.is.to.generate.commitment..There.are.three.groups.that.need.to.be.considered:.. •. Top.management.. •. Department.heads.. •. Leaders.of.academic.development.initiatives
These. three. groups. are. necessary. to. provide. the.authority.to.make.PRME-related.faculty.development.a.strategic.priority..To.fully.anchor.the.strategic.priority.of.PRME-related.faculty.development,.it.is.a.good.idea.to. incorporate. it. into.the.mission,.values,.and.official.strategy.of.the.educational.institution..
In. addition,. it. is. important. to. foster. engagement.by. faculty. members. in. order. to. produce. a. combined.top-down.and.bottom-up.approach..Particular.efforts.towards.engaging.the.most.respected.faculty.members.
are. useful. in. increasing. general. support. for. the.initiative..Such.a.combined.top-down.and.bottom-up.approach.maximises.traction.for.PRME-related.faculty.development..
Commitment. extends. beyond. merely. voicing.dedication;. in. order. to. put. commitment. in. motion,.educational. institutions. must. allocate. both. financial.and.non-financial.resources..
Action.Steps:.1.. Joint.meeting.of.top-management,.department.
heads,.and.leaders.of.academic.development.to.create.commitment.
2.. Wide.announcement.of.commitment.to..PRME-related.faculty.development..(e.g..through.strategy.and/or.values)
3.. Commitment.to.allocate.resources.both..financial.and.non-financial.
“I feel very much empowered by Berkeley-Haas’s defining principles to question the status quo, exhibit
confidence without attitude, consider students always, and think beyond yourself. Demonstrating our commitment to these principles is a major component
for how we embed responsible management education at Berkeley-Haas. This includes faculty recruitment,
student recruitment, and the operations of our school. I believe it is a good idea for any educational institution to have a conversation about what defines them and how
this supports the PRME Principles.”
Robert Strand, Executive Director Center for Responsible Business, University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business, USA
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steP two: assess faculty develoPMent needs
Goal:.to.conduct.an.analysis.that.sets.the.baseline.for.PRME-related.faculty.development.
The. second. step. is. to. measure. faculty’s. attitudes,.interests,. abilities. and. efforts. in. relation. to. PRME-related.faculty.development
Assessment.should.be.conducted.of.two.groups:. •. The.faculty.members.. •. The.students.
The. purpose. of. the. assessment. is. twofold:. Firstly,.to. identify. the. faculty’s. skills. related. to. responsible.management. education. and. whether. these. skills. are.successfully. geared. to. teaching. students. responsible.management.. An. example. of. an. already. established.assessment. tool. is. the. Sustainable. Literacy. Test.developed.by.KEDGE.Business.School.and.supported.by. the. UN.. It. is. designed. to. fill. in. gaps. between.initiatives.and.what. the. students.actually. learn. in. the.areas. of. social. responsibility,. sustainability,. and. social.innovation..
Furthermore,. the. analysis.will. shed. light.on. the. level.of.faculty.concern.for.PRME,.its.perceived.legitimacy,.and.the.level.of.academic.interest..
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Overall,. the. analysis. should. provide. a. baseline. and.create.an.idea.of.where.to.focus.PRME-related.faculty.development.. The. analysis. should. help. pinpoint.what.specific.actions.are.needed. in.relation.to. faculty.development.activities..
Furthermore,.the.analysis.can.reveal.a.champion.within.the.area.of.PRME.among.the.faculty..This.champion.can.contribute.to.the.development.of.faculty.development.activities. and. potentially. assist. in. implementation. of.these. activities.. Optimally,. this. analysis. may. identify.numerous.champions.within.the.area.of.PRME.from.different.academic.fields,.so.the.PRME-related.faculty.development.can.be.carried.forward.by.someone.who.knows.the.specific.academic.field’s.language,.while.also.providing.departmental.authority.
Action.Steps:.1.. Carry.out.the.analysis..2.. Provide.a.baseline.from.the.analysis.results..
(e.g..through.strategy.and/or.values)3.. Based.on.analysis.results,.identify.champions.
among.faculty.within.the.area.of.PRME.
“For PRME-related faculty development to become a success, it is essential to know
where to start and where to focus your energy; you need to take stock of where you
are so you know what needs doing.”
Rakesh Chaudhry, Professor of Strategic Management, IILM Institute for Higher Education, India
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Goal:.to.formulate.(a).specific.measurable.goal(s).which.your.educational.institution.wants.to.achieve.through.your.PRME-related.faculty.development.
The. third. step. is. to. define. and. formulate. which.outcomes. your. educational. institution. would. like. to.achieve..Use.SMART.goals:S(pecific),. M(easurable),. A(ttainable),. R(ealistic),..and.T(imely)..
Moreover,. it. is. important. to. define. the. timeline. for.implementing. and. achieving. the. goal(s).. Essential.questions. to. be. asked. are:. when. should. the. first.PRME-related. faculty. development. activities. start.taking. place?. How. often. should. the. activities. take.place?. And. to. whom. are. the. activities. targeted..(junior,.senior,.or.external.professors)?.
Action.Steps:.1.. Formulate.goal(s).that.your.educational.
institution.would.like.to.achieve.2.. Define.the.timeline.of.when.to.start.the.
implementation.of.PRME-related.faculty.development.
3.. Define.the.timeline.for.the.achievements..of.the.goal(s).
Photo: Oliver Folkmann
steP three: define faculty develoPMent goals
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Goal:.to.implement.PRME.related.faculty.development.targeted.towards.all.professors,.associate.professors,.assistant.professors,.external.lectures,.and.PhD.candidates.
The.fourth.step.is.to.implement.formal.PRME-related.faculty.development.activities..These.activities.can.take.many. forms. and,. thus,. it. is. essential. to. reflect. upon.what.best.suits.your.educational.institution..
It. is. necessary. that. planning. of. faculty. development.activities.is.well.thought.through..This.includes.deciding.upon.what.will.take.place,.who.will.be.involved,.what.materials. will. be. used,. and. how. the. activities. will. be.organised..
Activities. should. ideally. include. reflections. from.faculty.of.their.definitions.of.responsible.management.education. in. order. to. stimulate. an. open. discussion..These. reflections. help. to. foster. ownership,. which. in.turn.increases.motivation.to.transfer.the.learning.from.the. faculty.development.activities. into. the.classroom..Ownership. also. encourages. faculty. to. champion.responsible.management.education..
An. additional. crucial. component. is. the. selection. of.the. facilitator.. This. person. needs. to. be. passionate.and. to. possess. a. good. understanding. of. responsible.management. education. and. PRME-related. faculty.development..Moreover,.he/she.should.understand.the.characteristics. of. the. participants. and. be. able. to. use.appropriate.and.respectful.instructional.methods..Use.in-house.talent.and.expertise.when.possible.
Successfully. planned. and. implemented. faculty.development.activities.breed.positivity.among.faculty..If.the.faculty.finds.that.activities.meet.their.needs,.are.closely.tied.to.their.annual.evaluation,.are.relevant,.add.value.to.their.work,.and.are.relatively.easy.to.implement.in.their.teaching,.they.are.more.likely.receptive.towards.PRME-related. faculty. development. as. a. whole..Ultimately,.it.is.this.receptivity.that.is.needed.to.carry.forward.any.desired.change..
Action.Steps:.1.. Reflect.upon.what.kind.of.formal.faculty.
development.activities.should.take.place2.. Plan.the.activity.in.detail3.. Create.ownership/buy-in.of.the.activity..
from.faculty4.. Select.a.good.facilitator
“Academic development is important to CBS, and our Academic Development Programme aimed at junior faculty, as well as senior staff, is a key element in this. Within this programme, CBS has launched a course designed to help faculty educate students in what it means to be responsible in business.”
Jens Tofteskov, Chief Advisor, Dean’s Office for Education, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
steP four: iMPleMent faculty develoPMent
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Goal:.to.measure.and.monitor.the.impacts.of.the.PRME-related.faculty.development.
The.fifth.step.is.to.measure.the.impacts.of.the.PRME-related. faculty. development. activities.. An. evaluation.needs. to. be. established. to. measure. and. monitor. the.faculty.development.activities.
Progress. is. measured. against. the. goal(s). set. forth. in..Step.3:.Define,.with.adjustments.made.where.needed..
The.overall.goal.is.to.find.out.if.the.faculty.development.activities. have. changed. the. attitude. and. skills. of. the.faculty..Therefore,.the.same.analysis.that.was.conducted.in. Step. 2:. Assess,. needs. to. be. repeated.. This. allows.for. the. impact.of. faculty.development.on. the. faculty.members.and.the.students.to.be.measured..
If. no. significant. impact. of. the. faculty. development.activities. is. ascertained,. it. is.necessary. to. reflect.upon.new.activities.
On.the.other.hand,.if.the.impact.is.positive,.the.findings.can.be.used.as.a.tool.to.motivate.the.faculty.to.engage.even.further..
Repeated. monitoring. and. measuring. (e.g.,. after. each.semester.or.after.each.year).is.highly.recommended,.to.see.if.the.impact.of.PRME-related.faculty.development.diminishes.or.grows.over.time.
Moreover. it. can. be. fruitful. to. conduct. focus. group.interviews. with. those. who. attended. the. faculty.development. activities. in. order. to. get. more. in-depth.feedback. and. knowledge. of. the. impact. of. these.activities..
Action.Steps:.1.. Communicate.internally2.. Communicate.externally3.. Communicate.progress.and.forward-looking.goals
“We have some dedicated programmes, where we ask students to give us feedback on how far sustainability is integrated by the faculty. That goes into the professor’s evaluation.”
Heiko Hosomi Spitzeck, Professor and Director of the Centre of Sustainability, Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil
steP five: Measure the iMPact of faculty develoPMent
“We need faculty development activities because we (faculty) feel less comfortable when we start drifting into areas where we
are less assured of what we are doing.”
Anthony Buono, founding coordinator of Bentley’s Alliance for Ethics
& Social Responsibility, Bentley University, USA
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Goal:.to.communicate.the.results.internally.and.externally.and.increase.awareness.and.support.for..PRME-related.faculty.development
The.sixth.step.is.to.communicate.the.results.of.PRME-related.faculty.development.internally.and.externally.to.foster.continued.commitment.and.increase.awareness..
Communication. is. a. constant. activity. that. should.be.carried. out. in. parallel. to. all. the. steps. in. the. process.model.
Communication. is. important. for. three. reasons:.First,.it. creates. internal. support. and. awareness. of. faculty.development.activities..Second,.publicly.communicating.goals. and. making. forward-looking. statements. about.PRME-related. faculty. development. acts. both. as. a.motivation.tool.and.an.incentive.for.all.stakeholders.to.be.seen.to.be.living.up.to.their.PRME.commitments..Third,.communicating.with.external.stakeholders,.such.as.businesses.and.accreditation.bodies,.can.elicit.future.directions. and. priorities. of. PRME-related. faculty.
development.. Such. communication. may,. in. turn,.put. pressure. on. the. accreditation. bodies. to. include.responsible.management.education.as.a.criterion.in.their.ranking,.a.complementary,. recursive.engagement. that.should.help.to.drive.responsible.management.education..more.deeply..
Action.Steps:.1.. Reflect.upon.what.kind.of.formal.faculty.
development.activities.should.take.place2.. Plan.the.activity.in.detail3.. Create.ownership/buy-in.of.the.activity..
from.faculty4.. Select.a.good.facilitator
“Educational institutions may be positive, but by the end of the day they
will spend more effort on the things that will get them more accreditation.”
Denise Baden, Associate Professor, Southampton Business School, UK
“I think we have a fundamental flaw in that responsible management is not of central consideration in many of the most influential management journals. Given that professors teach what they research (and these professors are heavily incentivised to research what they can publish in the major journals), to the degree that PRME is serious about changing management education, we must focus on addressing the content in the leading management journals.”
Robert Strand, Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business, University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business, USA
steP six: coMMunicate the results
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conclusion
This.report.aims. to.provide. the.current. status.of. faculty.development. initiatives.and.programmes.in. relation. to. the. UN-backed. Principles. for. Responsible. Management. Education.. Reflecting. the.general.state.of.management.education,.faculty.development.initiatives.are.in.flux.as.curricula.and.research.endeavour.to.fully.embrace.principles.of.responsibility,.sustainability,.justice,.and.inclusion...While.it.is.clear.from.the.survey.findings.reported.here.that.faculty.development.initiatives.in.this.area. remain. unevenly. developed. according. to. institution. and. discipline,. there. is. significant. work.already.being.done.that.can.serve.as.building.blocks.for.the.PRME.community.moving.forward..
Recognising.the.full.scope.of.classroom.interaction,.including.the.issue.of.the.hidden.curriculum,.provides.pathways.toward.more.substantial.and.authentic.engagement.between.faculty.and.students..It. is. our. hope. that. this. report. will. provide. a. foundation. for. dialogue. among. PRME. signatory.schools.about.how.best.to.develop.faculty.talent,.interest,.and.commitment.to.teaching.responsible.management.education..Indeed,.such.education.makes.a.world.of.difference.for.the.students.who.receive.it.and.for.all.those.whom.they.will.touch.as.they.move.into.the.world,.becoming.the.leaders.of.tomorrow.
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the 6 PrinciPles for resPonsible ManageMent education
purpose
We will develop the capabilities of students to be future generators of sustainable value for business and society at large and to work for an inclusive and sustainable global economy.
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organisational praCtiCes
We will engage in conceptual and empirical research that advances our understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations in the creation of sustainable social environmental and economic value.
Values
We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact
We will interact with managers of business corporations to extend our knowledge of their challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities and to explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges.
partnerships
Method
We will incorporate into our academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility as portrayed in international initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact.
dialogue
We will facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability.
We understand that our own organisational practices should serve as example of the values and attitudes we convey to our students.
as institutions of higher education involved in the development of current and future managers we declare our willingness to progress in the implementation, within our institution, of the following Principles, starting with those that are more relevant to our capacities and mission. We will report on progress to all our stakeholders and exchange effective practices related to these principles with other academic institutions: